There are three types of setting up for benchpress. Choose any you wish. You probably don’t have such flexibility as girl on the photos has. Practice, practice and practice. And your arch will be better. Good arch – good result!

Are there any situations in which one setup is definitely better than the other? For instance, when I bench equipped, I use the technique outlined in photos 7 through 14 because it does less to move the shirt. When raw however, I prefer the bottom illustrated one.

Are there any situations in which one setup is definitely better than the other? For instance, when I bench equipped, I use the technique outlined in photos 7 through 14 because it does less to move the shirt. When raw however, I prefer the bottom illustrated one.

It doesn’t depend on which competition you compete in: raw or equipped.